pīnyīn
pin1yin1
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ
simplified
traditional
鼓
皷
gu3
old variant of 鼓
鼓
鼓
gu3
drum; to drum; to strike; to rouse; to bulge; to swell
strokes
13
radical
strokes after radical
0
板鼓
板鼓
ban3 gu3
small drum for marking time
拨浪鼓
撥浪鼓
bo1 lang4 gu3
a drum-shaped rattle (used by peddlers or as a toy); rattle-drum
不令人鼓舞
不令人鼓舞
bu4 ling4 ren2 gu3 wu3
discouraging; disheartening
晨钟暮鼓
晨鐘暮鼓
chen2 zhong1 mu4 gu3
lit. morning bell, evening drum, symbolizing monastic practice (idiom); fig. encouragement to study or progress
重整旗鼓
重整旗鼓
chong2 zheng3 qi2 gu3
lit. to reorganize flags and drums (idiom); to regroup after a setback; to prepare for new initiatives; to attempt a comeback
吹鼓手
吹鼓手
chui1 gu3 shou3
(old) musicians at a wedding cortege or funeral procession; (fig.) trumpeter of sb's praises; booster
打退堂鼓
打退堂鼓
da2 tui4 tang2 gu3
lit. to beat the return drum (idiom); fig. to give up; to turn tail
打边鼓
打邊鼓
da3 bian1 gu3
to echo what sb said; to back sb up from the sidelines (in an argument)
打鼓
打鼓
da3 gu3
to beat a drum; to play a drum; (fig.) to feel nervous
大鼓
大鼓
da4 gu3
bass drum
大肆鼓
大肆鼓
da4 si4 gu3
to advocate; to praise
大张旗鼓
大張旗鼓
da4 zhang1 qi2 gu3
with great fanfare
石鼓
石鼓
dan4 gu3
Dangu district of Hengyang city 衡陽市|衡阳市, Hunan
石鼓区
石鼓區
dan4 gu3 qu1
Dangu district of Hengyang city 衡陽市|衡阳市, Hunan
捣鼓
搗鼓
dao3 gu5
to fiddle with sth; to trade with sth
定音鼓
定音鼓
ding4 yin1 gu3
timpani
耳鼓
耳鼓
er3 gu3
eardrum; tympanum (of the middle ear); tympanic membrane
桴鼓相应
桴鼓相應
fu2 gu3 xiang1 ying4
lit. the hammer fits the drum (idiom); appropriate relation between the different parts; closely interrelated
更鼓
更鼓
geng1 gu3
drum marking night watches; night watchman's clapper
鼓板
鼓板
gu3 ban3
clapper-board
鼓吹
鼓吹
gu3 chui1
to agitate for; to enthusiastically promote
鼓吹者
鼓吹者
gu3 chui1 zhe3
advocate
鼓点
鼓點
gu3 dian3
drum beat; rhythm
鼓点子
鼓點子
gu3 dian3 zi5
drum beat; rhythm
鼓动
鼓動
gu3 dong4
to agitate; to arouse; to instigate; to encite
鼓风
鼓風
gu3 feng1
a forced draft (of wind, for smelting metal); blast (in blast furnace); bellows; to draw air using bellows
鼓风机
鼓風機
gu3 feng1 ji1
bellows; ventilator; air blower
鼓风炉
鼓風爐
gu3 feng1 lu2
a blast furnace (in modern times); a draft assisted furnace for smelting metals
鼓鼓
鼓鼓
gu3 gu3
bulging; bursting
鼓鼓囊囊
鼓鼓囊囊
gu3 gu5 nang1 nang1
full and bulging (of a pocket, pouch etc)
鼓浪屿
鼓浪嶼
gu3 lang4 yu3
Gulangyu, scenic island off Xiamen 廈門|厦门
鼓励
鼓勵
gu3 li4
to encourage
鼓楼
鼓樓
gu3 lou2
a drum tower; Drum Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc
鼓楼区
鼓樓區
gu3 lou2 qu1
Drumtower city district (various); Gulou district of Nanjing City 南京市, Jiangsu; Gulou or Drumtower district of Fuzhou city 福州市, Fujian
鼓膜
鼓膜
gu3 mo2
eardrum; tympanum (of the middle ear); tympanic membrane
鼓盆
鼓盆
gu3 pen2
lit. to drum on a bowl; refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子 grieving for his lost wife; fig. grief for a lost wife
鼓盆之戚
鼓盆之戚
gu3 pen2 zhi1 qi1
drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子 grieving for his lost wife); fig. grief for a lost wife
鼓起
鼓起
gu3 qi3
to summon one's (courage, faith etc); to puff up (one's cheeks etc); to bulge; to swell out
鼓起勇气
鼓起勇氣
gu3 qi3 yong3 qi4
to summon one's courage
鼓气
鼓氣
gu3 qi4
to puff up; to swell up; to inflate; to blow air into sth; (fig.) to encourage; to support
鼓箧
鼓篋
gu3 qie4
beginning-school ceremony (old usage); classical learning
鼓山
鼓山
gu3 shan1
Gushan or Kushan district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市, south Taiwan
鼓山区
鼓山區
gu3 shan1 qu1
Gushan or Kushan district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市, south Taiwan
鼓舌
鼓舌
gu3 she2
to wag one's tongue; to speak glibly
鼓声
鼓聲
gu3 sheng1
sound of a drum; drumbeat
鼓室
鼓室
gu3 shi4
tympanic cavity (of the middle ear)
鼓手
鼓手
gu3 shou3
drummer
鼓舞
鼓舞
gu3 wu3
heartening (news); to boost (morale)
鼓眼睛
鼓眼睛
gu3 yan3 jing1
protruding eyes
鼓噪
鼓噪
gu3 zao4
din
鼓掌
鼓掌
gu3 zhang3
to applaud; to clap
鼓胀
鼓脹
gu3 zhang4
to swell; tympanites
河鼓二
河鼓二
he2 gu3 er4
Altair (star)
花鼓
花鼓
hua1 gu3
flower-drum, a folk art form involving singing and dancing
花鼓戏
花鼓戲
hua1 gu3 xi4
opera form popular along Changjiang
欢欣鼓舞
歡欣鼓舞
huan1 xin1 gu3 wu3
elated and excited (idiom); overjoyed
击鼓传花
擊鼓傳花
ji1 gu3 chuan2 hua1
beat the drum, pass the flower (game in which players sit in a circle passing a flower around while a drum is beaten – when the drumbeat stops, the player holding the flower must sing a song, answer a question, or drink a glass of wine etc)
击鼓鸣金
擊鼓鳴金
ji1 gu3 ming2 jin1
to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat; to egg people on or to call them back
羯鼓
羯鼓
jie2 gu3
double ended skin drum with a narrow waist
羯鼓催花
羯鼓催花
jie2 gu3 cui1 hua1
drumming to make apricots flower, cf joke by Tang Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗, playing the drum in apricot blossom
开台锣鼓
開臺鑼鼓
kai1 tai2 luo2 gu3
opening gong; gong strokes announcing start of opera performance
擂鼓鸣金
擂鼓鳴金
lei2 gu3 ming2 jin1
to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat; to egg people on or to call them back
铃鼓
鈴鼓
ling2 gu3
tambourine (musical instrument); bell and drum
令人鼓舞
令人鼓舞
ling4 ren2 gu3 wu3
encouraging; heartening
锣鼓
鑼鼓
luo2 gu3
gongs and drums; Chinese percussion instruments
锣鼓点
鑼鼓點
luo2 gu3 dian3
Chinese percussion fixed pattern; percussion rhythm
锣齐鼓不齐
鑼齊鼓不齊
luo2 qi2 gu3 bu4 qi2
not well coordinated (idiom)
朦在鼓里
朦在鼓裡
meng2 zai4 gu3 li3
variant of 蒙在鼓裡|蒙在鼓里
蒙在鼓里
蒙在鼓裡
meng2 zai4 gu3 li3
lit. kept inside a drum (idiom); fig. completely in the dark
蒙在鼓里
矇在鼓裡
meng2 zai4 gu3 li3
variant of 蒙在鼓裡|蒙在鼓里
暮鼓晨钟
暮鼓晨鐘
mu4 gu3 chen2 zhong1
lit. evening drum, morning bell (idiom); fig. Buddhist monastic practice; the passage of time in a disciplined existence
旗鼓相当
旗鼓相當
qi2 gu3 xiang1 dang1
lit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom); fig. evenly matched; roughly comparable (opponents)
气鼓鼓
氣鼓鼓
qi4 gu3 gu3
seething; fuming
敲边鼓
敲邊鼓
qiao1 bian1 gu3
to back sb up; to support sb in an argument; (lit. to beat nearby drum)
敲打锣鼓
敲打鑼鼓
qiao1 da3 luo2 gu3
lit. to beat a gong; fig. to irritate sb; a provocation
石鼓文
石鼓文
shi2 gu3 wen2
early form of Chinese characters inscribed in stone, a precursor of the small seal 小篆
水力鼓风
水力鼓風
shui3 li4 gu3 feng1
hydraulic bellows; water-driven ventilation (for metal smelting furnace)
听话听声，锣鼓听音
聽話聽聲，鑼鼓聽音
ting1 hua4 ting1 sheng1 - luo2 gu3 ting1 yin1
to understand the unspoken implications (idiom)
嗵嗵鼓
嗵嗵鼓
tong1 tong1 gu3
tom-tom (drum)
铜鼓
銅鼓
tong2 gu3
Tonggu county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi
铜鼓
銅鼓
tong2 gu3
bronze drum; (Western-style) drum
铜鼓县
銅鼓縣
tong2 gu3 xian4
Tonggu county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi
掀风鼓浪
掀風鼓浪
xian1 feng1 gu3 lang4
to raise a storm; to stir up trouble; to instigate
弦而鼓之
弦而鼓之
xian2 er2 gu3 zhi1
lit. to tune one's zither then play it; fig. to live by the consequences of one's actions; to make one's bed then lie on it
小鼓
小鼓
xiao3 gu3
snare drum
哑鼓
啞鼓
ya3 gu3
drum practice pad (music); a practice drum (music)
咽鼓管
咽鼓管
yan1 gu3 guan3
Eustachian tube (linking pharynx 咽 to tympanic cavity 鼓室 of middle ear); auditory tube
偃旗息鼓
偃旗息鼓
yan3 qi2 xi1 gu3
lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease; to give in
腰鼓
腰鼓
yao1 gu3
waist drum; waist-drum dance (Han ethnic group folk dance)
一鼓作气
一鼓作氣
yi1 gu3 zuo4 qi4
in a spurt of energy
渔鼓
漁鼓
yu2 gu3
percussion instrument in the form of a bamboo fish (traditionally used by Daoist priests)
鱼鼓
魚鼓
yu2 gu3
percussion instrument in the form of a bamboo fish (traditionally used by Daoist priests)
圆鼓鼓
圓鼓鼓
yuan2 gu3 gu3
round and bulging; rotund; protruding
转鼓
轉鼓
zhuan4 gu3
rotary drum